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Rogério Soares’ River Silence ( EyeSteelFilm/NFB) explores the human and environmental cost of large-scale hydroelectric development in Brazil’s Amazon basin. Conviction is produced by Teresa MacInnes for Sea to Sea Productions and produced and executive produced by Annette Clarke for the NFB. It’s a “broken society” film that calls for an ambitious and inspired rebuild of our community, from the inside out-and challenges audiences to consider a radically different approach to women’s incarceration.
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Nance Ackerman, Ariella Pahlke and Teresa MacInnes’ Conviction ( Sea to Sea Productions/NFB in association with CBC Documentary Channel), isn’t another “broken prison” film. Two world premieres in Canadian Spectrum: Nance Ackerman, Ariella Pahlke and Teresa MacInnes’ Conviction and Rogério Soares’ River SilenceĪlso premiering in Canadian Spectrum are two powerful feature docs about women challenging the status quo. The executive producers are David Christensen (NFB), Janice Dawe and Kathy Avrich-Johnson ( Bizable Media). Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up is produced by Tasha Hubbard and George Hupka for Downstream Documentary Productions, and Jon Montes and Bonnie Thompson for the NFB. In this Canadian Spectrum world premiere, the acclaimed director of Two Worlds Colliding and Birth of a Family weaves a profound narrative encompassing the filmmaker’s own adoption, the stark history of colonialism on the Prairies, and a transformative vision of a future where Indigenous children can live safely on their homelands. The jury’s subsequent acquittal of Stanley captured international attention, raising questions about racism embedded within Canada’s legal system and propelling Colten’s family to national and international stages in their pursuit of justice. On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a gunshot to the back of his head after entering Gerald Stanley’s rural property with his friends. Tasha Hubbard’s nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up ( Downstream Documentary Productions/NFB in association with CBC DOCS and APTN) makes history as it becomes the first film by an Indigenous filmmaker to open Hot Docs-as well as the first NFB work to open the festival since its inaugural year. Opening Night Film: Tasha Hubbard’s nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up This stellar lineup showcases the NFB’s contributions to Canadian documentary past and present, with new NFB works joining a special tribute to the trailblazing Studio D, founded 45 years ago-for a total of 23 confirmed titles to date. Ten National Film Board of Canada (NFB) premieres, including five new feature-length documentaries, are part of a landmark year for the NFB and its co-producers at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, April 25 to May 5, 2019.